Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Judge Glenda Hatchett is passionate about helping children and families. She left a high ranking job at Delta Airlines to become Georgia’s first African-American Chief Presiding Judge of a state court and became the department head of one of the largest juvenile court systems in the country.

She is probably best known as the presiding judge on the Judge Hatchett Show, now in syndication. On the show, Judge Hatchett showed tough love to the youth in her courtroom who weren’t going to school or hanging with the wrong crowd, and made sure they were connected to resources in their community once they returned home. When I worked for a mentoring program some years ago, I received a referral for a young woman who appeared on her show. So what you see on the show is real.

Now, Judge Hatchett is moving from the courtroom to the community with her Parent Power and National Scholarship Service community events.

This focus of these events is to empower parents and strengthen families. Best of all, they’re free and open to the public! See below for cities and dates: